Why the Pittsburgh Steelers Would Be Fine Without Mike Wallace

August 4, 2012   ·   Joshua Hayes   ·   Jump to comments

Mike Wallace continues to hold out of training camp while the rest of his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates exhaustively prepare under the hot sun of St. Vincent College in Latrobe. With exhibition season days away and the 2012 NFL regular season a few short weeks in the future, many fans are growing more perturbed as time passes.
They envision the long touchdowns, exciting Big Ben bombs and game-breaking plays that No. 17 has hauled in, naturally turning their attention to what negative impact the absence of such feats could have in 2012.
For the record, this article is not an indictment of any belief that Wallace will or will not show up to camp. If Mike arrives in time to acutely prepare for the rigors of NFL life in a new offense, the team certainly will benefit from his presence and uncanny gifts.
However, though the team's extension of Brown reflects more of its own vested interest in keeping their MVP in black and gold and serves less as an act that handcuffs their in...

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